VOLOS
(Волосъ): Slavic name derived from the word volu,
meaning "ox."
In mythology, this is the name of a god of the earth, underworld,
dragons, cattle, magic and trickery. He is an enemy of Perun
and is described as being horned and serpentine. Also
known as Veles.

VÖLUND:
Swedish form of Old Norse Volundr,
meaning "war territory" or "battlefield."

VOLUNDR: Old Norse form of German Wieland,
meaning "war territory" or "battlefield."

VORTIGERN:
Anglicized form of Old Welsh Guorthigern,
meaning "high lord" or "overlord." In Arthurian legend,
this is the name of the king who allowed
the Saxons to settle in Britain in return for the hand
of Hengist's
daughter. Because his castle, Dinas
Emrys, kept collapsing, Vortigern consulted AureliusAmbrosianus,
whom Geoffrey of
Monmouth identified with Merlin
in his retelling of the story.

VYTAUTAS:
Lithuanian name composed of the elements vyti
"to pursue" (also "to cross or
twine") and tauta "people," hence
"pursuer of the people." It is interesting to
note that the word for a Lithuanian Knight (Vytis), also derived
from vyti, and was called "a chaser, a
pursuer."